Dolores Aguilar

Compassionate CBT-informed counseling for practical change

LPCC California

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Dolores

Dolores Aguilar is a licensed professional clinical counselor who centers her practice on practical, skills-based work informed by cognitive behavioral methods.

Background and approach

With seven years of clinical experience in California, she blends structured strategies with a trauma-informed, strength-focused outlook to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors, and related concerns. She also brings experience supporting clients facing LGBT-related matters, self-esteem and body image struggles, grief, relationship and family problems, and issues around intimacy and communication.

Her style emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and collaboration; she helps clients identify and build on existing strengths while developing new coping tools. Training in motivational interviewing and dialectical behavior therapy complements her use of CBT techniques and mindfulness practices, so treatment can include both practical skill-building and a client-centered dialogue.

Dolores tailors treatment plans to each person’s goals and circumstances, and she encourages clients to take gradual steps toward lasting change.

Practical approaches for online therapy and skill building

Dolores often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice how thoughts, behaviors, and emotions interact and to develop concrete strategies for reducing symptoms like anxiety or depression. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another common element, focusing on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility so people can act in ways that matter to them despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Client-Centered Therapy provides a supportive framework in which the therapist offers empathy and collaborative exploration so clients feel heard while they try new coping skills.

Finding the right approach is treated as a joint process; Dolores discusses options with each person and adapts methods based on individual goals, preferences, and progress. Together they tailor a plan that may combine structured exercises, mindful practices, and conversational work to address specific concerns and promote practical change.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These formats make it easier to fit consistent work into busy lives and to continue therapy from home, while allowing the therapist to use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness practices adapted for remote delivery.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Dolores works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, LGBT-related matters, self esteem, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping issues, anger, career challenges, and coping with life changes among other related topics.

What therapeutic approaches will be used in sessions?

The practice draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to match methods to client needs.

How much experience does this clinician have?

This counselor has seven years of professional experience providing therapy in California and has worked with a range of concerns including mood, trauma, and motivation.

What are the therapist's credentials and location?

She holds the LPCC credential and practices in California; her licence is listed as CA LPCC 13437.

Is therapy available in more than one language?

Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are offered?

Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on scheduling and preference.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Body imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English